Thursday May 1 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa:
8:00 AM cloudy, calm
12:45 PM cloudy, raining light, light west wind
Cumbres:
8:05 AM snowing very light, calm
1:10 PM and 3:10 PM raining very little, calm
5:00 PM partly cloudy, calm
Chama:
8:40 AM raining light, calm
2:30 PM and 4:30 PM cloudy, calm
Durango:
9:40 AM cloudy, calm, heavy shower 7:00 AM to 7:30 AM
12:15 PM steady rain since 11:15 AM
5:00 PM partly cloudy, calm
Pagosa Jct 2:15 PM raining all AM, until 2:00 PM
Alamosa extra 486 west
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Marsh
Depart Alamosa 11:00 PM (Apr 30) with 18 loads 26 empties
La Jara 45 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 1:20 AM (May 1) with 20 loads 24 empties, 1 hour 35 minutes switching
Depart Antonito 2:55 AM with 18 loads 20 empties
Big Horn 10 minutes extra 489 east by
Sublette 25 minutes water and eat
Arrive Cumbres 9:05 AM with 18 loads 20 empties, 15 minutes inspection
Depart Cumbres 9:20 AM with 18 loads 20 empties
Arrive Chama 10:30 AM with 18 loads 20 empties
Chama extra 489 east with helper engine 487
Conductor Moore
Engine 489 Tozer
Engine 487 Caldwell
Called Chama 10:15 PM (Apr 30), 1 hour 25 minutes switch Planer track getting 1 lumber and weigh and spot empties and make up train, 10 minutes air test
Depart Chama 11:50 PM (Apr 30) with 16 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 1:25 AM (May 1) with 16 loads 2 empties, 30 minutes take water, turn helper and get east stuff
Engine 4987 depart Cumbres 1:55 AM light for Chama
Extra 489 east depart Cumbres 1:55 AM with 31 loads 3 empties
Big Horn 1 hour 45 minutes wait for and meet extra 486 west
Arrive Antonito 6:45 AM with 31 loads 3 empties, 30 minutes pick up and set out B&B and 2 company coal
Depart Antonito 7:15 AM with 26 loads 8 empties
Romeo 15 minutes make spot and meet No. 115
La Jara 25 minutes switch 1 company ties Reed track to stock track and pick up 3 east spuds
Arrive Alamosa 9:10 AM with 29 loads 8 empties
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Edmistern
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Engineer Densmore (from Chama)
Fireman Buchanan deadhead Alamosa to Antonito for No. 425
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
1119
111
325
Durango
61
284
Arrive Antonito 8:05 AM, set out cars 61 and 284 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:15 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:25 AM
Arrive Chama 11L10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 477
Conductor Hurley
Engineer House (to Chama)
Engineer Boyd (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
66
167
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:02 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:18 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
62
320
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Chama extra 485 west
Conductor Fry
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Chama 11:45 AM with 14 loads 2 empties
Lumberton 15 minutes switching and merchandise
Dulce 10 minutes merchandise
Navajo 25 minutes meet No. 116
Pagosa Jct 10 minutes merchandise and water
Arrive Durango 7:10 PM with 14 loads 2 empties
2 Chama Cumbres turns, called for 10:50 PM, on May 2 post
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 476
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 8:25 AM with 3 loads
1 merchandise Santa Fe
61
284
Arrive Taos Jct 11:15 AM
Depart Taos Jct 11:30 AM
Arrive Espanola 2:00 PM, 10 minutes switching
Depart Espanola 2:15 PM
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 2 loads 1 empty
1 empty gon
62
320
Arrive Espanola 11:45 AM, 5 minutes switching
Depart Espanola 12:01 PM
Arrive Taos Jct 1:52 PM
Depart Taos Jct 2:02 PM
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 3 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 8:00 AM partly cloudy, light snow falling
Sargent:
8:10 AM cloudy, calm
5:00 PM raining light, calm
Gunnison cloudy, calm
Firemen E F Keller and R H Descombs deadhead Salida to Sargent on bus for hostler and hostler helper jobs
Marshall Pass operator on duty
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 498, 496 and 495
Conductor Carlin
Engine 498 Rogers
Engine 496 Lannon
Engine 495 C R Wilson
1st turn depart Sargent 10:00 AM with 19 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:30 AM with 19 loads, set out, turn
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 11:35 AM light for Sargent
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 11:40 AM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 11:50 AM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 1:25 PM with 19 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:10 PM with 19 loads, set out, turn
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 3:15 PM light for Sargent
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 3:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 3:30 PM with caboose for Sargent
GUNNISON
Crested Butte 1:45 PM snowing since 1:00 PM, calm
Crested Butte branch extra 474
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer Price
Depart Gunnison 11:10 AM with 1 load 41 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:10 PM with 1 load 41 empties, 2 hours 15 minutes mine work and inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:25 PM with 42 loads 1 empty
41 coal CF&I
1 household goods
Mile Post 307 25 minutes brass turned on RG 1659, coal for Salida
Arrive Gunnison 5:40 PM with 42 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Braswell
MONTROSE
Engine 461 used to switch Montrose yard and make Cedar Creek turn, after spuds
Conductor Colllett
Engineer Cowan
Extra 461 east depart Montrose 10:15 AM with 6 empties
5 empty refrigerators for Lujane
Lu Jane 10 minutes switching
Arrive Cedar Creek 11:00 AM, 20 minutes switching
Depart Cedar Creek 11:20 AM
Arrive Montrose 11:55 AM with 3 loads 1 empty
DURANGO
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no trains
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
Memorandum reads: “11:20 AM Silverton reports section foreman Elk Park found slide at Mile Post 493 90 feet long 5 feet deep, another just west of Mile Post 492, 400 feet long half of it 10 feet deep other half 6 feet deep. Foreman walking on down to Mile Post 488 and call me when gets back to Elk Park.
1:25 PM section foreman reports line clear east of Elk Park, they met the Hermosa section men.”
Jimmy
